Semisexual

From LGBTQIA

Semisexual is a term similar to greysexual, the term has a few definitions

  1. Someone who falls between fully asexual and fully allosexual[1],
  2. Someone who does not feel sexual attraction but has a libido[2],
  3. Someone who does experience sexual attraction but has not libido[2],
  4. Someone who experiences sexual attraction and possibly qualifies as allosexual by definition, but finds asexuality and/or greysexuality a useful and relevant concept to describe one's orientation, experiences, or feelings in some way[3],
  5. Someone who does not experience sexual attraction and qualifies as asexual by definition, but finds greysexuality and/or allosexuality a useful and relevant concept to describe one's orientation, experiences, or feelings in some waycitation needed.

History

The first definition of semisexual was coined on October 27th 2003 by AVEN user and founder David Jay.[1]

The second definition and third definitions were posted by brokendarling on May 20th 2015.[2] But the idea of these have exists since at least 2012.[4]

The fourth definition was coined by deactivated Tumblr user GALAXXYSOCKS alongside Tumblr blog Ask Pride-Color Schemes on or before February 23rd 2017.[3]

The fifth definition's history is unknown but it might have been coined and appeared after the coining of the fourth definition as the asexual counterpart.citation needed

Flags

The first known flag to be made for Semisexual was created by GALAXXYSOCKS around the time they made the definition.[3]

Another flag was made by Tumblr user Arco-Pluris on or before June 21st 2018.[5]

Another flag was created by LGBTA Wiki user OHappiDay on January 31st 2021.citation needed

Resources

  1. 1.0 1.1 AVENguy. "Semisexuality". The Asexual Visibility & Education Network, 27 Oct. 2003, https://archive.ph/gxNxB. Archived on 06 Sep. 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brokendarling. "Semisexual". Urban Dictionary, 20 May. 2015, https://archive.ph/VNtO3. Archived on 03 Aug. 2023.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ask Pride-Color Schemes. Tumblr, 23 Feb. 2017, https://archive.ph/H7cgq. Archived on 17 Sep. 2024.
  4. Guest. "Question for semisexuals". Asexual Visibility & Education Network, 30 May. 2012, https://archive.ph/xZjdQ. Archived on 17 Sep. 2024.
  5. Arco-Pluris. Tumblr, 21 Jun. 2018, https://archive.ph/bjIzQ. Archived on 17 Sep. 2024.